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[[File:Kanna.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Sceletium tortuosum]]
Other Names: Sceletium, Skeletium, Canna, Canna Root, Channa, Kanna, Kaugoed, Kauwgoed, Mesembryanthemum tortuosum, Phyllobolus tortuosus, Poudre de Sceletium, Racine de Kanna, Racine de Sceletium, Sceletium Powder, Sceletium Root, Sceletium tortuosum.<br>Sceletium tortuosum is a small groundcover plant native to Southern Africa. For hundreds of years the Hottentots of Southern Africa used Sceletium tortuosum as a mood enhancer, relaxant and empathogen.
==Special Precautions of Sceletium Tortuosum==
* Little is known about the interactions of S. tortuosum, although it should not be combined with other SSRIs, MAOIs, or cardiac medications. 
* Headache in conjunction with alcohol have been noted with kanna use. 
* Some reports suggest a synergy with cannabis.
* Some people who have used it report side effects including headaches, loss of appetite, and depression. 
* There have also been reports of intoxication in people who use too much or who chew it shortly after fermentation.
==Benefits and uses of Sceletium Tortuosum are==
Sceletium tortuosum has been used by hunter-gatherers and shepherds as a mood-enhancing substance for millennia, and is far more effective and rapidly acting than the well-known European plant Hypericum (St Johns Wort).
*uplifts the mood,
* gives you energy,
* decreases anxiety, stress and tension.
* Improves cognitive and mental health.
* Reduces high blood pressure.
* It can also help with post-traumatic stress disorder, social phobia, and irritability.
* The plant is not hallucinogenic, contrary to some literature on the subject. 
* Muscle relaxation
* Tingling sensations
* Sense of well-being
* Narcotic sedation
* Relaxation
* Euphoria : According to some anecdotal reports kanna may potentiate the euphoriant effects of cannabis.
* Empathy
* Appetite suppression
* Analgesia
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